title: Long-term survival following surgery for endomyocardial fibrosis.
abstract: We report a successful follow-up after 28 years of a woman with obliterative restrictive endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) that underwent complete surgical decortication with simultaneous mitral and tricuspid bioprosthetic valve replacement in 1982 and underwent successful reoperation for the structural failure of biological prostheses after 25 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo, ", Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: Antonino Massimiliano
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viganò
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*